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July 12 The Busy Executive: Mastering New Responsibilities

More and more agencies are creating the position of chief technology officer. What exactly are the responsibilities of the CTO and do they vary from agency to agency? Is the CTO really a deputy CIO, or does the CTO have independent responsibilities? Our story will look at these issues, as well as what kinds of skills and backgrounds are required to be a successful CTO.

FCW investigated efforts by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to improve a joint data repository on military and veteran suicides. Something as impersonal and mundane as incomplete datasets could be exacerbating a national tragedy.